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There was an important uprising against Ottoman rule in Sofia, Samokov and Western Bulgaria in 1737. Sofia entered a period of economic and political decline in the 17th century, accelerated during the period of anarchy in the Ottoman Balkans of the late 18th and early 19th century, when local Ottoman warlords ravaged the countryside. 1831 ...
Sofia – the capital city of Bulgaria and the largest settlement in the country – is the administrative centre of both Sofia Province and Sofia City Province (Sofia-grad). The capital is included (together with three other cities plus 34 villages) in Sofia Capital Municipality (over 90% of whose population lives in Sofia), which is the sole ...
Canada takes part in certain programmes under a cooperation agreement. ESA has signed European Cooperating States Agreements with Bulgaria, Cyprus and Slovakia, and cooperation agreements with Croatia and Malta. Sofia, Bulgaria is featured in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.
Media in category "Featured pictures of Bulgaria" The following 19 files are in this category, out of 19 total. ... StSophiaChurch-Sofia-10.jpg 2,824 × 2,100; 5.65 MB.
Vitosha (Bulgarian: Витоша), the ancient Scomius or Scombrus, [1] is a mountain massif, on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Vitosha is one of the symbols of Sofia and the closest site for hiking, alpinism and skiing. Convenient bus lines and rope ways render the mountain easily accessible.
South-Central Bulgaria BG4 Yugozapaden (Southwestern) BG41 Sofia City: BG411 Sofia Province: BG412 Blagoevgrad Province: BG413 Pernik Province: BG414 Kyustendil Province: BG415 Yuzhen tsentralen (Southern Central) BG42 Plovdiv Province: BG421 Haskovo Province: BG422 Pazardzhik Province: BG423 Smolyan Province: BG424 Kardzhali Province: BG425
The capital, also the national capital, is Sofia. It includes: Blagoevgrad Province, Sofia city, Sofia Province, Pernik Province and Kyustendil Province. The region is Bulgaria's richest. The capital's economic sectors are diversified, including services and industries. The region produces approximately half of the national GDP.
Bulgaria has 6,238 kilometres (3,876 mi) of railway track, [334] with rail links available to Romania, Turkey, Greece, and Serbia, and express trains serving direct routes to Kyiv, Minsk, Moscow and Saint Petersburg. [344] Sofia is the country's air travel hub, while Varna and Burgas are the principal maritime trade ports. [334]